The Shocks released their 2018 softball schedule. Looks like it contains more than a fair share of challenging games.
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Shocker 2018 Softball Schedule
WICHITA, Kan. - The Wichita State softball team has begun spring practice with head coach Kristi Bredbenner also revealing the 2018 schedule which will feature matchups against 11 teams that reached the 2017 NCAA Tournament, including two teams that reached the College World Series; Washington and National Champions Oklahoma.Tags: None
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Notes about the AAC portion of the schedule:
Only eight AAC teams play softball - Cincinnati, SMU, Temple and Tulane do not.
As in the Valley, each conference weekend consists of three games. Unlike the Valley (where the typical schedule was a DH on Saturday and a single game on Sunday), the AAC plays three single games. These are on Friday-Saturday-Sunday except the Easter weekend series which starts on Thursday.
All teams play in the conference tournament. It is single-elimination and this year is hosted by USF in Tampa.
With conference weekends starting on a Friday and with extended travel involved in some cases, keeping up with the academic side is going to tougher this year. For example, Easter weekend the Shockers travel to Storrs to play UConn.
Last edited by flyingMoose; January 9, 2018, 10:42 AM.
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Originally posted by flyingMoose View PostWith conference weekends starting on a Friday and with extended travel involved in some cases, keeping up with the academic side is going to tougher this year. For example, Easter weekend the Shockers travel to Storrs to play UConn.
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Originally posted by 1972Shocker View PostWould that not also cut into practice time? Seemed like Lambo indicated that was the case for the Volleybll team in dealing with AAC travel requirements.
I'll do some asking if I have the chance.
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I found this, a 20-Hour-Rule document issued by the NCAA.
The basic rules are no more than 4 hours per day and 20 hours per week of "countable athletic related activities." There must be one day off during any "week" which is defined to be seven consecutive days. Game days count as three hours no matter how much time is actually involved.
The most obvious CARA are games and formal team practices, but there are others.
All of this is after a school session or season starts.
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Originally posted by flyingMoose View PostI found this, a 20-Hour-Rule document issued by the NCAA.
The basic rules are no more than 4 hours per day and 20 hours per week of "countable athletic related activities." There must be one day off during any "week" which is defined to be seven consecutive days. Game days count as three hours no matter how much time is actually involved.
The most obvious CARA are games and formal team practices, but there are others.
All of this is after a school session or season starts.
Its a good landing if you can walk away, its a great landing if the plane can be reused the next day.
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The Shockers are a preseason pick for 5th among the eight teams playing softball in the AAC. Tulsa leads the pack with Houston picking up the two first-place votes that do not belong to Tulsa.
The AAC release is here.
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Not surprising considering we have a total rebuild with the pitching staff and we have a relatively young team with only 3 seniors on the roster. The former being more significant than the latter.
Position players who graduated included Kelli Spring, Macklin Hitz and AshleyJohnson to replace as well.
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